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Confucius Quotes
Chinese
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Philosopher
551 BC - 479 BC
It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.
Confucius
Motivational
You
Long
Matter
Go
Does
How
Slowly
Stop
Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
Confucius
History
Time
Never
Fall
Every
Every Time
Falling
Glory
Greatest
Greatest Glory
Our
Rising
When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.
Confucius
Wisdom
Goals
Action
Adjust
Cannot
Obvious
Reached
Steps
He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.
Confucius
Learning
Great
Think
Who
Lost
Danger
Does
He
Learn
Learns
Thinks
Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.
Confucius
Beauty
Everything
Everyone
Sees
The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential... these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.
Confucius
Motivational
Excellence
Will
Win
Desire
Door
Full
Full Potential
Keys
Personal
Potential
Reach
Succeed
Unlock
Urge
Your
Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.
Confucius
Better
Without
Than
Flaw
Pebble
Diamond
Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.
Confucius
Life
Simple
Complicated
Making
Insist
Really
The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action.
Confucius
Man
Action
He
Superior
According
Acts
Afterwards
Before
His
Speaks
Superior Man
When anger rises, think of the consequences.
Confucius
Anger
Think
Consequences
Rises
Never give a sword to a man who can't dance.
Confucius
Man
Dance
Never
Who
Give
Sword
Wherever you go, go with all your heart.
Confucius
You
Heart
Go
Travel
Wherever
Your
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I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.
Confucius
Remember
Brainy
Forget
Understand
Hear
See
I See
I Remember
Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.
Confucius
Knowledge
Ignorance
Know
Real
Extent
Real Knowledge
You cannot open a book without learning something.
Confucius
Learning
You
Book
Something
Cannot
Open
Without
There are three methods to gaining wisdom. The first is reflection, which is the highest. The second is limitation, which is the easiest. The third is experience, which is the bitterest.
Confucius
Wisdom
Experience
Reflection
Three
Bitterest
Easiest
First
Gaining
Highest
Limitation
Methods
Second
Third
Which
It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme of things works. All good things are difficult to achieve; and bad things are very easy to get.
Confucius
Love
Good
Hate
Bad
Achieve
Bad Things
Difficult
Easy
Get
Good Things
How
Scheme
Things
To Love
Very
Whole
Works
A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.
Confucius
Man
Speech
Superior
Actions
Modest
His
Superior Man
What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.
Confucius
You
Yourself
Done
Others
Want
We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression.
Confucius
Feel
Sympathy
Sorrow
Oppression
Should
Sink
The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.
Confucius
Man
Business
Will
Right
Superior
Inferior
Sell
Superior Man
Understands
A gentleman would be ashamed should his deeds not match his words.
Confucius
Words
Gentleman
Ashamed
Deeds
His
Match
Should
Would
Would-Be
To know what you know and what you do not know, that is true knowledge.
Confucius
Knowledge
You
True
Know
True Knowledge
Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.
Confucius
Wisdom
Courage
Men
Compassion
Three
Moral
Qualities
Recognized
Universally
Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.
Confucius
Success
Failure
Preparation
Without
Depends
Previous
Sure
If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself.
Confucius
Myself
Good
Teacher
I Am
Am
Bad
Correct
Each
Imitate
Men
Other
Out
Pick
Points
Serve
Them
Two
Walking
Will
Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.
Confucius
Change
Men
Never
Only
Wisest
Stupidest
I hear, I know. I see, I remember. I do, I understand.
Confucius
Remember
Brainy
Know
See
Hear
Understand
I See
I Remember
It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them.
Confucius
Friendship
Friends
More
Deceived
Distrust
Our
Shameful
Than
Them
Heaven means to be one with God.
Confucius
God
Heaven
Means
The superior man makes the difficulty to be overcome his first interest; success only comes later.
Confucius
Success
Man
Overcome
Only
Difficulty
First
His
Interest
Later
Makes
Superior
Superior Man
To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage, or of principle.
Confucius
Courage
See
Want
Right
Principle
If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? What is there to fear?
Confucius
You
Heart
Fear
Look
About
Find
Nothing
Own
Worry
Wrong
Your
He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the stars turn towards it.
Confucius
Stars
Government
May
Who
Compared
Exercises
He
His
Keeps
Means
North
Place
Polar
Star
Towards
Turn
Virtue
Which
Humility is the solid foundation of all virtues.
Confucius
Foundation
Humility
Solid Foundation
Solid
Virtues
To see the right and not to do it is cowardice.
Confucius
Courage
See
Right
Cowardice
The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.
Confucius
Life
Work
Perfect
Expectations
Depend
Diligence
First
His
Mechanic
Must
Sharpen
Tools
Would
If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach the people.
Confucius
Future
You
People
Plant
Seed
Teach
Ten
Ten Years
Terms
Think
Trees
Year
Years
100 Years
The cautious seldom err.
Confucius
Leadership
Cautious
Seldom
Err
Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself.
Confucius
Friendship
Man
Never
Better
Contract
Than
Thyself
To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness.
Confucius
Kindness
Soul
Practice
Circumstances
Earnestness
Five
Generosity
Gravity
Perfect
Sincerity
Things
Virtue
Silence is a true friend who never betrays.
Confucius
Silence
True Friend
Never
Who
True
Betrays
Friend
The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.
Confucius
Man
Speech
Superior
Actions
His
Modest
Superior Man
An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger.
Confucius
Government
Tiger
More
Than
Feared
Oppressive
He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.
Confucius
Good
Words
Will
Who
Difficult
Find
He
His
Make
Modesty
Speaks
Without
The object of the superior man is truth.
Confucius
Truth
Man
Superior
Object
Superior Man
They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.
Confucius
Wisdom
Change
Happiness
Who
Constant
Must
Often
Would
Would-Be
To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short.
Confucius
Go
Fall
Wrong
Beyond
Short
I will not be concerned at other men's not knowing me; I will be concerned at my own want of ability.
Confucius
Me
Men
Will
My Own
Ability
Concerned
Knowing
Not Knowing
Other
Own
Want
Instead of being concerned that you have no office, be concerned to think how you may fit yourself for office. Instead of being concerned that you are not known, seek to be worthy of being known.
Confucius
You
Yourself
May
Think
Being
Concerned
Fit
How
Instead
Known
Office
Seek
Worthy
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